AION Classic EU Update 4.5 ‘Ignite’ Is Now Live

Karlsruhe, Germany (February 25, 2026) | Gameforge today announced that AION Classic EU Update 4.5 ‘Ignite’ is now live, bringing the game’s first major content update of 2026 to players across Europe.

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Building on the momentum of 2025’s Light of Atreia, Update 4.5 delivers a broad range of new content, gameplay systems, and refinements—headlined by the introduction of the all-new Phoenix class—while offering players a fully optimized and polished experience of the update from day one.

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Rather than rolling out content in stages, Ignite launches as a single, consolidated patch, incorporating balance improvements, system refinements, and usability updates informed by player feedback from other regions. The result is a smoother onboarding experience and a more cohesive progression path for both new and returning players.

Watch the AION Classic EU Update 4.5 ‘Ignite’ Trailer: YouTube | Download

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New Class Spotlight: Phoenix

‍Leading Update 4.5 is the arrival of Phoenix, a fast-paced, mid-range magical damage dealer wielding Flame Revolvers and wearing Flame Leather equipment. Designed for dynamic combat, Phoenix excels at rapid-fire combos, area control, and explosive burst windows across both PvE and PvP encounters.

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Phoenix’s signature mechanic, Overcharge Energy, builds with every critical hit. Once fully charged, Phoenix enters a heightened combat state that dramatically enhances magical skill output for a short duration. With access to airborne binds, black hole-style pulls, auto-cannons, and skill-reset abilities, the class delivers a highly mobile and expressive playstyle that rewards precision and timing—offering a fresh way to experience both new and existing AION Classic EU content.

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Streamlined Onboarding for New and Returning Players

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Update 4.5 modernizes the early AION Classic experience by removing the legacy base class system. New characters now begin directly as their chosen advanced class, allowing players to immediately engage with their preferred playstyle.

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Additionally, players now start their journey in their faction’s main city, providing faster access to essential services, clearer progression guidance, and a smoother introduction to the game’s core systems.

Teva: A New Open-World Progression Zone

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Teva is a large-scale open-world field zone designed as a central progression hub for Update 4.5. It features rotating anomalies, field missions, rare monster encounters, hidden islands accessed through special portals, and a new weekly-reset currency used to obtain valuable rewards.

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Teva also introduces monster taming, allowing players to capture rare creatures using Prism Cores, alongside challenging solo and group content that feeds directly into the update’s new gear and progression systems.

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Expanded Endgame Progression

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Update 4.5 significantly deepens long-term character growth with several new systems:

• Battle Armour Gear Line – A new endgame equipment path that evolves into higher-tier Battle-Hardened and Battle-Seasoned Armour, offering powerful stat upgrades and a new combined defensive attribute
  
• Arcamant – Equipable progression items that introduce new combat-enhancing stats, including Critical Damage Increase, with variants tailored for PvE and PvP builds
  
• New High-Tier Manastones – Expanded build customization through stronger Fabled-grade stones tied to open-world and endgame activities

Skill Reboot, Faction Warfare, and Quality-of-Life Improvements

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Update 4.5 delivers one of the largest skill overhauls in AION Classic EU to date, featuring Class Skill Reboots, new Advanced Skills and Stigmas, and extensive balance adjustments that improve combat clarity and build diversity.

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Large-scale faction warfare also receives major refinements, including improved raid structures, clearer scheduling, enhanced rewards, and expanded progression systems. Alongside these updates, a wide range of quality-of-life improvements streamline crafting, enhancement, inventory management, and everyday navigation throughout the game.

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Additional exclusive adjustments coming to the EU version of AION Classic will be drop rates in instances, additional drops in instances, level curve adjustment, and more.

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Quote from Gameforge

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‍“With Ignite now live, we’re excited to see players experience AION Classic EU in new and meaningful ways,” said Syd, Product Manager for AION EU at Gameforge. “The Phoenix class offers a fresh approach to combat that works just as well in the new content as it does across previous updates. Our hope is that players enjoy rediscovering Atreia through this new playstyle while benefiting from the refinements and systems introduced in Update 4.5.”

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AION Classic EU Update 4.5 ‘Ignite’ is now live and available as a free update for all players via the Gameforge client.

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About Gameforge

‍Founded in 2003, Gameforge is a leading Western publisher and operator of widely acclaimed Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and browser-based game titles. Gameforge builds highly active and enduring global communities by supporting players through high-quality LiveOps, localized content, engaging community management, and the frequent delivery of meaningful updates.

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Gameforge’s diverse portfolio includes core MMORPG titles such as AION Classic, Runes of Magic, and Metin2, beloved anime MMOs Elsword and NosTale, strategy-focused browser games OGame and Ikariam, along with select indie titles.

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More information: gameforge.com

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